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Drowning/Wrongful Death
- $3.1 million settlement for the family of a nine year old boy who drowned while participating in a summer youth recreational program. The settlement award was a record for the State of Illinois
Medical Malpractice
- $2.4 million verdict for a 47 year old woman for errant and inappropriate spinal surgery. The verdict set a state record.
Medical Malpractice
- $5.6 million verdict for a 38 year old truck driver who underwent an errant back surgery. This award also broke our previous state record and was the highest verdict of its kind nationally.
Construction Injuries
- $3.8 million verdict for a 47 year old electrician who sustained a shoulder injury for a jobsite accident. Another state record
Other Representative Cases
Medical Malpractice
- $6.5 million settlement for a newborn who sustained permanent birth injuries
- $3.1 million settlement for a 37 year old who sustained brain injuries due to an undiagnosed brain aneurysm
Street Hazards
- $5.6 million settlement to the family of a 21 year old man who was killed when his vehicle struck a dumpster placed on the street
Motor Vehicle Collisions
- $2.3 million settlement for a 33 year old housewife who sustained multiple ankle fractures after a head-on collisions with a semi tractor-trailer
- $1.96 million settlement to the family of a 39 year-old mom who was killed in a trucking accident.
- $1.4 million verdict for a 59 year old truck driver who was killed in a collision with a fellow trucker on the highway
Construction Injuries
- $2.7 million settlement arising from a catastrophic trench collapse.
- $2.1 million settlement for a 59 year old iron worker who sustained a cervical spine injury that required a permanent fusion
- $1,275,000 settlement for a 57 year old drywall taper who sustained multiple femur fractures in a fall from a manlift
- $865,000 settlement to a 54 year old plumber who fell from a ladder and broke his ankle
Employment Discrimination
- $750,000 award for a 27 year old woman who was sexually harassed at a suburban police department
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